According to Barna Group data collected between 2005 and 2021, about three in 10 USA adults reads the Bible at least once a week.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, 2016: What Are America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities?]

City data taken from Barna’s annual tracking research reveals the top-ranked city for Bible-reading—Monroe, Louisiana—roughly doubles the national percentage of participation, with 64% of the city’s residents saying they read the Bible at least weekly. Other markets that report regular Bible-reading are in close proximity.

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, More Americans Turning to the Bible Than in Previous Years and Reporting a More Frequent Reading Habit]

Following is the list of city markets in which half the population and above say they regularly read the Bible:

1. Monroe, Louisiana (64%)
2. Montgomery, Alabama (61%)
3. Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoche, Texas (59%)
4. Jackson, Mississippi (58%)
5. Macon, Georgia (58%)
6. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina / Asheville, North Carolina (57%)
7. Shreveport, Louisiana (57%)
8. Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa, Alabama (56%)
9. Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas (55%)
10. Chattanooga, Tennessee (55%)
11. Tallahassee, Florida (55%)
12. Augusta, GA / Aiken, South Carolina (55%)
13. Knoxville, Tennessee (53%)
14. Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, Alabama (53%)
15. Savannah, Georgia (53%)
16. Springfield, Missouri (52%)
17. Memphis, Tennessee (51%)
18. Columbia, South Carolina (50%)
19. Tulsa, Oklahoma (50%)
20. Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas (50%)

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